Secretary-case drawer for tables



L. G. GUSTAVEL. SECRETARY CASE DRAWER FOR TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1920.

1 ,3? 1,890. Patented Mar. 15, 1921..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS G. GUSTAVEL, OF MQNTICELLO, INDIANA.

SECRETARY-CASE DRAWER FOR TABLES.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Application filed November 5, 1920. Serial No. 421,969.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS Gr. GUsTAvnL, a citizen of the United States,residin at Monticello, in the county of White and gtate of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Secretary-Case Drawersfor Tables; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

desired to use the case the drawer can be .partially withdrawn, the easeraised and the drawerthen' moved to close it, as far as permissible,thereby moving the secretary case into position above and projectingover the top of the table so that it is in convenient position for useand gives the appearance of a secretary case standing upon the table;the user can then sit down at the side of the table opposite the caseand have practically the full top of the table to write upon. en he hasfinished writing he can partially withdraw the drawer, turn thesecretary case down therein, and then close the drawer, the table thenpresenting an unbroken solid top.

I will explain the invention with reference to the accompanying drawingsin which;

Figure 1 is a view of the case attached to the drawer and in raisedposition.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the drawer with the case in loweredposition.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the drawer and table withthe case closed.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the drawer partly opened and thesecretary case in usable position on the table.

The invention may be applied to any ordinary top drawer of any desiredtable. As shown the drawer 1 may be of any suitable construction; it isshown provided with transverse partition strips 1 and 1.

The secretary case may be of any desired construction and preferably ofsuch length as to fit easily into the drawer between the sides thereof,and is shown as about one half as high as the drawer is deep. The caseis shown as having comparments 2, 2* and the table.

2 of different size for stationery, etc. Of

course the particular size and construction r of this case is not afeature of the invention;

To the ends of the case areattached hinge supporting members 3 whichdepend below the secretary and are preferably pivoted, as

shown at 3 to the-sidesof the drawer ad--- j acent the front endthereof, see Fig. 1.

. These members 3 are of such length that when the case is raised inposition shown in Fig. 1 they'will support the case above the top of thedrawer a distance equal to the height of the top of the table above thetop edge of the drawer (see Fig. 4). 3

The case when raised is supported by members 3 above the level of thedrawer but in such position that its bottom may rest neatly upon the topof the table as indicated in Fig. 4 whenthe parts are properlyadju'stedl The casemay be closed within the.

drawer as indicated in Figs. 2 and?! so that the contents of thesecretary will be retained in the secretary by the transverse strip 1'.The compartment l ibetween the partition 1 and the front of the drawerand the compartment 1 between the partition 1 and the back of the drawermay be used to contain any papers or things which the owner desires.

Normally the secretary case will be folded within the drawer as in Fig.2 and the drawer closed as in Fig. 3, the case being then entirelyconcealed and the table looking like an ordinary fiat top library table.

When the owner wants to use the table as a desk he first pulls out thedrawer, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, sufliciently to enablehim to raise the case to a vertical position and then pushes the drawerinward until the case. projects over the forward edge of the table andthe inward movement of the drawer is arrested by the supporting members3 engaging the edge of the top of Then the owner can sit either at theback or end of the table and use the entire table top as a desk. Whenthe owner has finished his writing, he can pull out the drawer to theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, then lower the case into thedrawer, and then close the drawer andthe case will be concealed asindicated in Fig. 3.

The secretary case is partially supported by the drawer through themembers 3, but may rest lightly upon the top of the table when in usableposition, as shown in full lines in Fig. 4.

The device is very simple, useful and of. great convenience, and enablesan ordinary library or flat top table to be converted into a writingdesk at the option of the owner.

. I claim 7 1. In combination with a table and a drawer slidably mountedin the table; of a secretary case connected to the drawer and adaptedtobe folded into the drawer, or

raised upward when the drawer is opened and be supported above thedrawer and projected over thetop edge of the table by partially closingthe drawer, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a table and a drawer; a secretary case adapted tobebe lowered into the drawer or raised upward when the draweris opened,and to support it above the drawer when the drawer is opened in positionto be moved partly over the top edge of the table by closing the drawer,substantially as described.

4. In combination with a table and a drawer; a secretary case adapted tobe lowered withinthe drawer; members connecting the case with the drawerso as to permit the case to be lowered into the drawer "or raised tovertical position when the drawer'is opened and when the case is raisedthe drawer can be closed unt1l the case 15 brought over the edge of thetable and the inward movement of the drawer arrested by saidmembers. r a

5. In combination with a table drawer having projections; a secretarylOOX or case adapted to be placed within the drawe'ry hinge membersconnecting the case with the drawer so as to perm t the case to beraised to vertical positlon and the drawer closed until'the secretarycase is brought over the edge of the table and the inward movement ofthe drawer arrested by thehinge memhers, substantially as described.

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my own, I affix my signature.

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